Larry Bird vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Larry Bird that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Larry Bird

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Larry Bird 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.